WTIU To Host FREE Downton Abbey Screening At IU Cinema

Posted January 3, 2012

See the first hour of the first episode of the second season of the Multiple Emmy® winner (including Best Miniseries) FREE at the IU Cinema.

Photo: Courtesy of (C) Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE

Multiple Emmy® winner (including Best Miniseries) Downton Abbey resumes the story of aristocrats and servants in the tumultuous World War I era. Shown from L-R: Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley and Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham.

A limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis for the screening. Request tickets by calling (812) 855-5068 or send an email to the address wtiu (at) indiana.edu.

Created by Emmy-winning writer Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey” depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912. Featuring an all-star cast, including Hugh Bonneville (MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: Miss Austen Regrets), Emmy-winner Dame Maggie Smith (Harry Potter) and Elizabeth McGovern.

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